Titan International (TWI) Competitors

Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX) and Titan International (NYSE:TWI) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, GBX or TWI?

Greenbrier Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Titan International. Titan International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Greenbrier Companies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Greenbrier Companies	$3.61B	0.47	$160.10M	$5.73	9.40
Titan International	$1.85B	0.30	$78.76M	-$0.06	-147.50

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in GBX or TWI?

95.6% of Greenbrier Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.4% of Titan International shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Greenbrier Companies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 32.5% of Titan International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor GBX or TWI?

In the previous week, Titan International had 7 more articles in the media than Greenbrier Companies. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Titan International and 5 mentions for Greenbrier Companies. Greenbrier Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Titan International's score of 0.67 indicating that Greenbrier Companies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Greenbrier Companies	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Titan International	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer GBX or TWI?

Greenbrier Companies presently has a consensus target price of $63.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.99%. Titan International has a consensus target price of $11.00, suggesting a potential upside of 24.29%. Given Titan International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Titan International is more favorable than Greenbrier Companies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Greenbrier Companies	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Titan International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Is GBX or TWI a better dividend stock?

Greenbrier Companies pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Titan International pays an annual dividend of $0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Greenbrier Companies pays out 20.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Titan International pays out -33.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Which has more volatility & risk, GBX or TWI?

Greenbrier Companies has a beta of 1.62, indicating that its share price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Titan International has a beta of 1.77, indicating that its share price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GBX or TWI?

Greenbrier Companies received 90 more outperform votes than Titan International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.65% of users gave Titan International an outperform vote while only 60.60% of users gave Greenbrier Companies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Greenbrier Companies	Outperform Votes 426 60.60%	Underperform Votes 277 39.40%
Titan International	Outperform Votes 336 61.65%	Underperform Votes 209 38.35%

Is GBX or TWI more profitable?

Greenbrier Companies has a net margin of 5.10% compared to Titan International's net margin of -0.51%. Greenbrier Companies' return on equity of 12.10% beat Titan International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Greenbrier Companies	5.10%	12.10%	4.39%
Titan International	-0.51%	5.76%	2.04%

Summary

Greenbrier Companies beats Titan International on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.